Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-08
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every American snip builder or
other prisons, who shall show to the
satisfaction of the Secretary of the Navy,
within three days from the date of the
contract, that he will be possessed of the
necessary plant for the performance Of
the work which he shall offer to under
take. The evidence thus acquired must
accompany the proposals or be submitted
to parliamentary rules in advance. 1t is
also required that one of the vessels shall
be built ON or near the coast of the Pacific
or the waters connecting Herewith one
of them on or near the coast of the Gulf
of Mexico q the waters connecting there
with, and TWO of them Oh or
near the coast of the Atlantic
ocean or the waters connecting Herewith,
and fit such places on CT near the coasts
or waters as the Secretary OF the Navy
shall approve. If it shall appear TO the
satisfaction of the President of the United
States from the bddings for said con-
tracts that said vessels cannot sbe con-
structed at q fair cost on or near the
coast of the Pacific ocean or the Gulf of
Mexico, he shall authorize the epnstruc-
ton of said vessels or either of them else
where in the United States. All of the
vessels are to be of the best modern de-
signs, having the highest attainsble
speed. The three cruisers must be COM
pleted within twenty-four months
from the execution of the respec-
tive contracts. The cost of toe
cruisers, exclusive of armament, but
including equipment, is limited to an
amount not exceeding 81, 100000. The
cost of cruisers Nos. and including
equipment, but exclusive of armament,
and premiums for speed, is limited to an
aggregate for both vessels of not more
than 100000. Cost of gunboats 4 and
5, exclusive of armament, bat including
equipment, is limited to an amount not
exceeding $5,500,000 each. Proposals
will be received at the department until
noon, Monday, August l, next.
TEXAS PENSIONS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, April Texas pensions
issued to-day: James Smith, Blueridge;
VIM. Courtney, Denison.
PUSHING WORK ON THE CRUISERS.
WASHINGTON, April T. Secretary
Whitney has decided to push to compile
ton work on the cruisers Atlanta, Bos-
ton and Chicago, so as to permit Of an
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contractors. To this end all extra work
on the vessels, sucn as the changes made
in the Boston and ChicagO,by direction of
Naval Advisory board as the result of
trials of the Atlanta, will be discOn-
tinued, land aside from some small changes
necessary to fit the vessels for sea the
energies OF the department will be con-
centrated on the work required by the
I l., hn
Secretary to-day addressed q letter to
chiefs of the bureaus reconstruction and
steam engineering and the assignees of
John Roach to'the above effect.
COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS.
WASHINGTON, April The President
has appointed Benton j. Hall of Iowa
Commissioner of Patents, vice Mr.. Mont
gomerY, resigned.
STEEL STERN.
WASHINGTON, April Naval officers
are much pleased with the result made at
ThurlOW, Pa, to cast steel stern for the
new cruiser Baltimore, now building at
Philadelphia. The piece weighed Is, 900
pounds, and was cast without defect.
BOLIVIAN MINISTER RECALLED.
WASHINGTON, April 7.-SenOr Carral,
the Bolivian minister to this country, to-
day presented his letters of recall to
President Cleveland, and the customary
civilities were exchanged. 1t is under
stood that Seror Carral has been released
at his own request.
ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND.
WASHINGTON, April THE executive
committee of the society of the Army of
the Cumberland have practically com
pleted the programme for the annual
meeting of the society. 1t will be held in
this city, May IL and u, upon which &C.
casion Gartield's statue, erected at the
west approach of the capitol, will be un-
yelled. a meeting of the society will be
held on the morning of May IL, at which
General Sheridan will preside.